ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,253,319, issued on March 18, was assigned to WHG PROPERTIES LLC (North Wales, Pa.).
"Firearm extractor" was invented by William H. Geissele (Lower Gwynedd, Pa.) and Cory Morris (Drexel Hill, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are extractors, bolt assemblies, firearms, and related methods, devices, and assemblies. A firearm extractor includes a first end, a second end opposite the first end, an axis defined between the first end and the second end, and a pivot portion between the first end and the second end. The extractor may include a notch defined at the inner side of the extractor at an axial location between the pivo...